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DL 992 on time

Delta Air Lines 992: New York to Atlanta at 9:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
358 flights · likely 78–86%
Cancelled
4.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 DL 992 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 4.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

DL 992: LGA → ATL

Scheduled to leave New York at 9:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (358 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92SepOct 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5379%
Tuesday5290%
Wednesday5186%
Thursday5178%
Friday5285%
Saturday5283%
Sunday4774%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 67%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 1%

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Questions

How often is DL 992 from LGA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 992 from New York, NY to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 358 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.2% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.